The SSAT consists of two parts: a brief essay, and a multiple-choice aptitude test, which consists of four separately-timed sections: two Quantitative, one Verbal, and one Reading. Following are sample questions which might appear on both Upper and Lower Level tests. We suggest that you review these questions in order to familiarize yourself with the SSAT format and types of questions you will find on the actual test.
Questions: 60 (30 Synonym, 30 Analogy)Verbal词汇
Time: 30 minutes
What is measured? The synonym questions test your vocabulary, and the analogy questions measure your ability to relate ideas to each other logically.
Directions: Each of the following questions (16-20) consists of one word followed by five words or phrases. You are to select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
16. FLING:
rotate hurl arouse pound defy
17. ROUTINE:
legal directed unnecessary usual informative
18. PROLOGUE:
pretense extension introduction
humorous play nonessential part
19. MANIPULATE:
release handle stretch make worse keep apart
20. ADROIT:
clever retentive cooperative unhindered arid
Directions: The following questions (21-25) ask you to find relationships between words. For each question, select the answer choice that best completes the meaning of the sentence.
21. Sapling is to tree as cub is to
moose pine goat cedar bear
22. Frame is to building as
hair is to head skull is to jaw skeleton is to body
finger is to hand bone is to marrow
23. Meandering is to river as
winding is to road wandering is to wave scudding is to cloud
chugging is to train rolling is to ship
24. Clear is to printing as articulate is to
painting driving listening speaking walking
25. Tactful is to diplomat as
urbane is to educator rational is to logician
surgical is to physician neurotic is to psychoanalyst
pedantic is to intellectual